Ecology Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. All the non-living things in an environment
  2. 7. All the biotic and abiotic features of an environment
  3. 9. Any close relationship between different species
  4. 10. Study of interactions between organisms
  5. 11. Each level on the energy pyramid
  6. 13. Symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the relationship
  7. 14. Shows the direction that energy flows
  8. 15. Shows how all organisms interact within the ecosystem
Down
  1. 1. Returns nutrients to the soil by consuming wastes and dead organisms
  2. 3. Symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other isn't harmed or benefited
  3. 4. Largest number of species an ecosystem can support over time
  4. 5. Anything that can limit the size of a population, including living and non-living features
  5. 6. Eats producers or plants only
  6. 8. All the living things in an environment
  7. 12. Eats both producers and consumers